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HP Display

Hi there - I just started up BG2EE for the first time since the patch came out. I noticed upon reloading old games the rather interruptive and ugly HP display on character portraits upon the right-hand pane of the interface, and could not find an option to disable it in the 'Options - Graphics' or 'Options - Gameplay' screens.

What do I do to get rid of it? Thanks in advance for responses.

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  • dockaboomskidockaboomski Member Posts: 440
    There's an option in the baldur.ini. @elminster probably knows where it is.
    jackjack
  • MusignyMusigny Member Posts: 1,027
    In the baldur.ini file:
    'Game Options', 'Show Character HP', '0',

    There is also another option showing the HP (over the "sprites") if set to 1
    'Game Options', 'HP Over Head', '0',
    elminsterJuliusBorisov
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Musigny said:


    There is also another option showing the HP (over the "sprites") if set to 1
    'Game Options', 'HP Over Head', '0',

    Hi, I tried setting this one to 0, but still the HP show over the "sprites", just below the character names.

    Is the option broken?
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    For the EE the baldur.ini file no longer controls configuration settings - adjust the baldur.LUA file instead.
    JuliusBorisov
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Grond0 said:

    For the EE the baldur.ini file no longer controls configuration settings - adjust the baldur.LUA file instead.

    Yes, that's the one I adjusted "Baldur.lua". Did not work.
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    It works in my installation. Did you perhaps have the game open when you adjusted the file? In that case the game would reset back to the previous position ...
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Grond0 said:

    It works in my installation. Did you perhaps have the game open when you adjusted the file? In that case the game would reset back to the previous position ...

    Nope. Closed the game, edited Baldur.lua, re-started the game. HP still shows over their "sprites".
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    My LUA shows:
    SetPrivateProfileString('Game Options','HP Over Head','0')
    Is that exactly the same as you have?
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Exactly that.
    Here is the line (copy pasted):
    SetPrivateProfileString('Game Options','HP Over Head','0')
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    edited December 2016
    I assume you are changing the correct LUA file. The standard locations are:
    Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition
    for BGEE and SoD
    Documents\Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition
    for BG2EE
    Other than that I'm out of ideas. Perhaps @Gate70 can help.
  • Gate70Gate70 Member, Developer Posts: 3,870
    Hi
    At a guess based on character names also showing, I would say you have the Reveal Details icon active.

    With that disabled, you should see these behaviours depending on LUA setting and use of TAB key.




    JuliusBorisov
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Thanks to both, but the problem persist.

    Yes, I am editing the correct file.

    Please take a look:



    I disable the "Reveal Details" button, then I press TAB.

    But I get both the names and the HP over their heads.

    I was expecting to only get their names.

    This is not working for me :-(
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    Could you do a screenshot of what the information looks like in the game?
    JuliusBorisov
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Grond0 said:

    Could you do a screenshot of what the information looks like in the game?

    Sure. Take a look.


  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    After looking at this again I'm afraid the game doesn't do what you want.
    - the 'show character HPs' setting in the LUA file is associated with whether HPs show on the character portraits on the right hand side of the main screen, not the overhead information (you can also set this within the game from the graphics settings).
    - the 'HP over head' setting shows HPs above heads constantly.
    - I think the information you're seeing is only shown when you press tab (or have the reveal details button active). This information is the same irrespective of the LUA settings.
    Gate70
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    All I wanted was to see only the character names above their heads, not the HP.

    All the HP numbers make it hard to play with "Reveal Details" on.




  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,305
    I can understand that. The reveal details button is a new feature in the EE (equivalent of permanently pressing the tab key). I agree that the information that is helpful when occasionally pressing tab becomes disruptive if permanently displayed and it would be helpful to have an option to turn some of that off.
    NamelessOne13
  • NamelessOne13NamelessOne13 Member Posts: 10
    Thanks anyway for all the help.

    Can I request this somewhere as a new feature?
  • DoubledimasDoubledimas Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 1,286
    Yes, check https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/49845/how-to-report-bugs. It also contains information for requesting features.
    JuliusBorisov
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